Controversy as Frederick County Board Visits Contaminated Spring
Frederick County Commissioners inspect Old Mill Bottom Road spring amid resident skepticism. Health officials flagged the site as a public health hazard due to fecal coliform contamination and inadequate septic wells. Residents resist intervention as CSX ownership blocks shutdown plans.
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Old Mill Bottom Road
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County Health Department
Health Department
CSX Railroad
Geanlinie
Sam Yu
Garry L. Duvall
Sue Ann Yingling
Gail Bowerman
Bruce Reeder
Fires threaten Appalachian lands across nine states
West Virginia and surrounding states battle more than 1 000 wildfires since Oct 28 burning over 325 000 acres. Gov. Gaston Caperton prioritizes arson arrests as only six people jailed statewide. Officials cite inaccessibility and remote sites and warn of continuing drought and $100 million damage. Two deaths in Kentucky linked to fires.
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Gaston Caperton
West Virginia
Bill Gillespie
Tate
Division of Forestry
Kentucky
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